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 Morihei Ueshiba
The Art of Peace
 
 Excerpts from The Art of Peace
 
translated by John Stevens
 
One The Art of Peace begins with you. Work on yourself and yourappointed task in the Art of Peace. Everyone has a spirit that can berefined, a body that can be trained in some manner, a suitable path tofollow. You are here for no other purpose than to realize your innerdivinity and manifest your innate enlightenment. Foster peace in yourown life and then apply the Art to all that you encounter.Two One does not need buildings, money, power, or status to practice theArt of Peace. Heaven is right where you are standing, and that is theplace to train.Three All things, material and spiritual, originate from one source and arerelated as if they were one family. The past, present, and future are allcontained in the life force. The universe emerged and developed fromone source, and we evolved through the optimal process of unificationand harmonization.Four The Art of Peace is medicine for a sick world. There is evil anddisorder in the world because people have forgotten that all thingsemanate from one source. Return to that source and leave behind all-
 
possessed by nothing possess everything.Five If you have notLinked yourself To true emptiness,You will never understandThe Art of Peace.Six The Art of Peace functions everywhere on earth, in realms rangingfrom the vastness of space down to the tiniest plants and animals. Thelife force is all-pervasive and its strength boundless. The Art of Peaceallows us to perceive and tap into that tremendous reserve of universalenergy.Seven Eight forces sustain creation:Movement and stillness,Solidification and fluidity,Extension and contraction,Unification and division.Eight Life is growth. If we stop growing, technically and spiritually, we areas good as dead. The Art of Peace is a celebration of the bonding of heaven, earth, and humankind. It is all that is true, good, andbeautiful.Nine Now and again, it is necessary to seclude yourself among deepmountains and hidden valleys to restore your link to the source of life.Breathe in and let yourself soar to the ends of the universe; breathe out
 
vibrancy of the earth. Finally, blend the breath of heaven and thebreath of earth with your own, becoming the Breath of Life itself.Ten All the principles of heaven and earth are living inside you. Life itself isthe truth, and this will never change. Everything in heaven and earthbreathes. Breath is the thread that ties creation together. When themyriad variations in the universal breath can be sensed, the individualtechniques of the Art of Peace are born.Eleven Consider the ebb and flow of the tide. When waves come to strike theshore, they crest and fall, creating a sound. your breath should followthe same pattern, absorbing the entire universe in your belly with eachinhalation. Know that we all have access to four treasures: the energyof the sun and moon, the breath of heaven, the breath of earth, and theebb and flow of the tide.Twelve Those who practice the Art of Peace must protect the domain of Mother Nature, the divine reflection of creation, and keep it lovely andfresh. Warriorship gives birth to natural beauty. The subtle techniquesof a warrior arise as naturally as the appearance of spring, summer,autumn, and winter. Warriorship is none other than the vitality thatsustains all life.Thirteen When life is victorious, there is birth; when it is thwarted, there isdeath. A warrior is always engaged in a life-and-death struggle forPeace.Fourteen Contemplate the workings of this world, listen to the words of the wise,
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